REGISTERED NURSE - VETERANS HEALTH EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Summary

The Veteran Health Education Coordinator (VHEC) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based education to staff. Provides educational instruction and training for Veterans. Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice while providing Veteran education.

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Overview

* Accepting applications

* Open & closing dates

06/14/2024 to 06/24/2024

* Salary

$74,187 - $136,573 per year

* Pay scale & grade

VN00

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

* Saginaw, MI 1 vacancy

* Remote job

No

* Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

* Travel Required

50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

* Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

* Appointment type

Permanent

* Work schedule

Full-time

* Service

Excepted

* Promotion potential

None

* Job family (Series)

0610 Nurse

* Supervisory status

No

* Security clearance

Not Required

* Drug test

Yes

* Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

* Trust determination process

Credentialing

Suitability/Fitness

* Announcement number

CBSR-12443415-24-KA

* Control number

795824000

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This job is open to

* Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency

This job opportunity is open to current permanent Aleda E. Lutz Medical Center employees.

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Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to:

* The VHEC understands instructional design, implementation, and application related to education and training.

* Performs learning needs assessments, develops educational trainings for Veterans within organization.

* Initiates and maintains documentation of classes offered to Veterans.

* Facilitates recommendations for education to improve offerings to Veterans and their families.

* Forecasts needs based on trends in the Veterans Affairs (VA) and in the community.

* Develops entry level coaching and mentoring skills.

* Systematically evaluates current practice, formulate outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within area of expertise.

* Collaborates with other educators and interprofessional healthcare teams in the ongoing education activities including in-services, training, competency assessment, and evaluations.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Telework: Ad-hoc eligible; up to supervisory discretion.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

* U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

* All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

* Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

* You may be required to serve a probationary period.

* Subject to background/security investigation.

* Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

* Must pass pre-employment physical examination.

* Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

* Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See Additional Information below for details.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

* English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.

* Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).

* Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)

NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification.

Grade Determinations: The following Scope, Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade. The Dim.